Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-02
IMPORTANT MATTERS
DISCUSSED AT LAST NIGHTS MEETINGS OF
COUNCIL COMMITTEES.
The Adoption Of Eastern Standard Time Recon-
msnded - The annual Esh-
mates" Prepared.

straining ordinance the various Council
Committees and the Boards will have to
meet on or before the 4th inst. to make up
estimates of what amounts of money are
deemed necessary to run the various de-
partments during the current fiscal year.
Notices will be sent out to-day for those
committees which failed to make estimates
last night, and it is probable they will meet
this or the two succeeding evenings.
Last night five committees were called,
they being Ordinances, Markets, Cemeter-
les, Real Estate and Railroads.
The Real Estate Committee Organized by
electing Mr.. Harrell Chairman. The COM
mittee examined and recommend for pay
ment number of bills, and then consid-
cred at length the fight between Messrs.
Foose, Genther and Shallcross over the bill
boards of the city.
The Committee on Railroads elected MIR.
Terrell Chairman. The business before
the committee was the resolution offered
by Mr.. McGregor and referred to this COM
mittee by Council, substituting central
standard for local the after March LIST.
When the matter came up, the Chair
raised the point that the resolution was
not in order, as the time mentioned In the
resolution had passed. Mr. Delbrugge
supported the Chair, and after some dis
cussion Mr.. McGregor offered an amend
ment changing the time when the change
was to be made from March LIST to April
LIST. This brought on another discussion,
during which Mr.. McGregor withdrew the
resolution and offered a substitute, rs fol-
| lows:
ReSo7ped, That we recommend TO Coun-
ell, that after April LIST the local time be
changed to Eastern standard time.
At Mr. McGregor's suggestion, Prof.
Anderson, of the city schools, was Invited
| to address the committee. Prof Anderson
spoke at considerable length, abiding to
the trouble and Inconvenience continually
arising from the indiscriminate use Of
Eastern and Central Standard and local
time, and pointed out the advantages
which would accrue from the use of but
one time. lie was sure the preferred time
would be a real reform. The change
would make the clocks twenty-three
minutes faster than at present, and there
would be Just one hour between the clocks
on this side of the river and those on the
Ohio side
Mr. McGregor detailed his experiences
while i'll Pttsburg. about the time the
change was made there. He had made care
full enquiries there regarding the change,
and found no one opposed toit. The stand
ard system had been adopted by most
American cities, and Wheeling ought to
follow in their wake. All strangers COM
ing to Wheeling had standard time, and as
soon AS they landed in Wheeling, with
local time, they had trouble
Mr.. Tracy also spoke in favor of the
change He illustrated the trouble tele-
graph and railroad men had with the pub
| lie, owing to the conflict between local
and standard times, and pointed out the
advantages of the change.
Mr. Delbrugge said the researches ofthe
gentleman had all been in the direction Of
business and travelling men. He looked
at the Inconvenience which would result
to the labOring population. The working
men and mill men would have to start out
twenty-three minutes earlier il the change
should be made, and it would make de-
cided hardship.
Mr. Cruise thought the people would
hardly notice the change, and would soon
get used to it, especially as they would get
of twenty-three minutes sooner at night.
Mr.. McGrcgOr said he had talked to
manufacturers on the point raised by Mr..
Delbrugge. He had been told that if the
men objected to the change, the hour for
commencing the day. labor would be made
100 a. H., instead Of.
Mr.. Tracy said the wOrkmen at Ben
wood went to work on standard time, and
they were satisfied; in fact they liked it, for
it gave them more time to themselves in the
evening.
Mr. Terrell took the floor in opposition
to the change lie said the consequence
of adopting the resolution would be 10 re-
duce the hours OF labor in Wheeling TO
nine hours per day,
Mr.. Jaeger favored the change, and he
believed nine out of every ten workingmen
would rejoice ut the change. They wanted
all the time in the evening they could get
He believed in progress. In Pittsburgh
every body was pleased at the change. As
for the nine hours work day, alluded to
by Mr.. Terrell, it struck him that
that was something workingmen wanted.
They had even struck for il on many occa-
siOnS.
The resolution was adopted.
The Committee on Cemeteries elected
Mr.. IIaller Chairman. The committee
recommended the payment OF n few bills,
and then proceeded TO consider its estimate
for the year, TO he handed TO the Finance
Committee. The committee agreed to ask
for 81 900 Last year this committee spent
Sl,GlG.9j. The City Sexton was directed
10 secure the endorsement Of the Health
Officer on his report of burial permits,
before submitting it to the committee.
The Committee on City Prisons made up
their estimate for the year, asking for So
1872. Last year this committee spent
81, i55. 10.
The Committee on Markets agreed TO ask
for S., 22j. ! st year il was allowed $i,-
0l9.3G. Ihey included in their estimate
5000 for repairing the Centre Market, and
n sum sufficient 10 point the walls of the
Second ward market and repairs TO the
pavement there.
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